Toy airship.



F. F. TAYLOR.

TOY AIBSHIP. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 16, 1911 Patented J an. 30, 1912.

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[UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FLOYD r. TAYLOR, or eADsnEN, ALABAMA.

TOY AIRSHIP.

To all whom-it may concern i Be it known that I, FLOYD F. T A3 FLOR, a citizen of the United S tates,-resldlng at Gadsden, in thecounty of Etowah and State I 5 ofAlabania, have invented certain ne'w and useful Improvements in Toy Airshlps, of

which the following is a specification, referencebei-ng had to the accompanymgldrawlngs.

This .invention relates to toys and more particularly to a toy air-ship, which has for its object to provide a device of this nature which can be readilyand cheaply manufactured and have many qualities which are desirable in a toy of this nature.

Another .object of this invention is to provide means .whereby the same will be guided in a relatively straight path through the air when the same is properly propelled therethrough.

A further objectis to provide means for avoiding the use of weights and the like at the end portion of the air-ship for the pur pose of'keeping the same properly balanced in its flight.

-Many other objects of this invention will become apparent as it is morefully set forth.

The toy in question consists in general of a pair of planes, a supporting beam for the same, a guiding plane and a propeller, to gether with means for holding the same together, from which it can be noted that the device is comparatively simple in its construction. The arrangement of these parts issuch that the propeller will be so positioned as to get the full force of the Wind as the device flies through the air. One-of the planes is disposed near the end 40 portion of the supporting beam,- and made heavier and larger than the other, which is preferably adjacent to the front endof the device, in order to afford a means for bale ancing the toy besides giving the desired In order to provide additional means for balancing the device, a guiding plane is mounted under and adjacentto thelarger plane just referred to. The general advantages of this 5-) construction will become readily apparent as the device is more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate by way of example an embodiment of this invention, Figure 1- represents a 5 perspcctive view of an air-ship embodying this invention together with the general method of air. Fig. 2 is a detailof the propeller of this device.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the drawings. 1 Referring to the construction shown in the drawings, l -represents a flat piece of material preferably of Woodwhich has its end portion 2 providedwith a hole or slot 3 therein, which is for the purpose ofse curely receiving a nail 4., that serves -as a means for holding a propeller 5 to this portion of thebeam. Fastened to the beam 1 ,and adjacent to the portion 2 referred'to, is

a planet which is preferably of cardboard and secured in position by means of tacks Z. This plane is preferably of the shape and relative size shown in the drawings. Disposed adjacent to the first mentioned plane and'centrally between it and the back portion of the beam is a larger plane 8, that is preferably secured in position by means of the tacks 9, and a guiding plane 10 is disposed beneaththe last mentioned plane and on'the side of the beam l forthe purpose of Weighting this" portion of the device and for properly guiding the same.

Patented J an. 30,1912. i Application filed October 16, 1911. Serial-No. 654,885

propelling the same throughthej 1 1 are tacksfor securely holding the last mentioned plane in position. Mounted on the portion-2 and underneath the beam is a pin 12, which serves as a catch for a rubber band 13 that. is disposed within a catapult frame for the purpose of propelling the toy through the air. The general operation of the device is as follows :The rubber band 18 is engaged with the pin 12 in the manner clearly shown v in Fig. 1, and is stretched so as to pro-- duce the amount of necessary force for propelling the toy through the air, at the same time the operator holds on the back portion erly supported. When 'the operator lets go the back portion, the resilient action of the tance, at the same time the propeller'will of the beam so that the device will be propand will serve to keep it afloat for a comparatively long dis-v be revolved, which. will give a mechanical .look to the device. The turning of the pro-' peller will serve tokeep the same properly .directed in its flight so that the planes will engage w1th the air in the desired manner, and the centrifugal action of the same will assist in keeping the device poised in the direction in which it is directed. The action of the plane 10 will also be a guiding one and will serve to prevent any erratic action that the propeller does not overcome, so that in general the toy will prove a very interesting one because of the directness of its flight and its general aeroplane appearance. Obviously while there is shown but one form of this inventionsin the drawings, it is not desired to limit this application for patent to that particular form, or in any other way otherwise than necessitated by the prior art, as many modifications in the construction thereof, may be made without departing from the principles thereof.

Having thus described this invention, what is claimed is In a toy of the class described, a beam, 2. air of planes secured to said beam and ongitudinally alined thereon, one of said planes being adjacent to one end of said beam, and a secured plane adjacent to the first mentioned plane and relatively small in comparison therewith, a propeller disposed on the other end of said beam and rotatably connected thereto, a rudder or. guiding plane disposed under the first mentioned plane and secured to said beam, said rudder being arranged to extend the whole of the transverse length of said plane, and a pin disposed in said beam adjacent to said propeller arranged for receiving the means that propel said toy through the air, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afix my,

signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FLOYD F. TAYLUR.

Witnesses:

M. (1' Smart, 0. B. WILLmMs. 

